Fundamentals of Programming Languages Quiz

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What is a program compared to, according to the text?

A puzzle

A manual

A recipe (correct)

A game

What is the ultimate need for a program, as mentioned in the text?

To translate it into multiple languages

To optimize its speed

To convert it into machine language for the computer to understand (correct)

To analyze its efficiency

What is the purpose of a programming language?

Creating computer hardware

Organizing computer files

Instructing a computer to perform specific tasks (correct)

Designing computer interfaces

What do programming languages usually refer to, according to the text?

High-level languages Signup and view all the answers

What does the text define as a set of instructions following the rules of the chosen language?

Program Signup and view all the answers

Which generation of programming language typically uses a vocabulary and set of grammatical rules for instructing a computer to perform specific tasks?

Third generation Signup and view all the answers

What is the ultimate goal of converting a program into machine language?

To make the program understandable to the computer Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes a set of instructions following the rules of the chosen programming language?

Syntax Signup and view all the answers

What is the analogy used to explain a program in the text?

A recipe Signup and view all the answers

What would a program be without instructions following the rules of the chosen language?

Useless Signup and view all the answers

Fundamentals of Programming Languages Quiz

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What is a program compared to, according to the text?

What is the ultimate need for a program, as mentioned in the text?

What is the purpose of a programming language?

What do programming languages usually refer to, according to the text?

What does the text define as a set of instructions following the rules of the chosen language?

Which generation of programming language typically uses a vocabulary and set of grammatical rules for instructing a computer to perform specific tasks?

What is the ultimate goal of converting a program into machine language?

Which term best describes a set of instructions following the rules of the chosen programming language?

What is the analogy used to explain a program in the text?

What would a program be without instructions following the rules of the chosen language?

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